Requirements

• Professional experience building and managing large-scale distributed systems or Linux production environments.
• Proficiency in at least one systems programming or scripting language such as Go, Rust, C/C++, or Python, with a track record of writing clean, maintainable code.
• Deep understanding of Linux/Unix internals, including storage subsystems and memory management.
• Strong knowledge of core networking protocols like TCP/IP, DNS, and BGP.
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools like Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a methodical approach to diagnosing complex system-level failures.

Nice to Haves

• Experience managing containerized workloads at scale using Kubernetes, Docker, or similar orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies for infrastructure.
• Contributions to open-source systems software projects or active participation in the systems engineering community.
• Experience with existing Cloudflare tools such as Kafka and Temporal.
• Good experience leveraging AI to build robust solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architect, deploy, and maintain robust distributed systems focusing on high availability, low latency, and horizontal scalability.
• Analyze system bottlenecks, optimize kernel and network stacks, and fine-tune resource utilization across global server fleets.
• Build and maintain internal tools and automation frameworks for infrastructure deployment, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Participate in architecture reviews, capacity planning, and proactive system health monitoring to ensure maximum uptime and resilience.
• Collaborate closely with Security, Network Engineering, and Product teams to integrate infrastructure solutions across the stack.
• Work on core platform tools such as Kubernetes, Postgres, Kafka, Zookeeper, Ceph, developer tools, CI/CD systems, Vault, Consul, Etcd, Temporal, and AI/LLMs.

Perks and Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a mission-driven company focused on building a better, safer, and more powerful Internet.
• Be part of a highly ambitious large-scale technology company that values culture, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
• Engagement in impactful projects such as Project Galileo, the Athenian Project, and public services like the 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver.
• Supportive environment leveraging AI to enable faster iteration and shared team learning.
• Committed to reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.